Epiphany Magazine Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202957522
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2011
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2126337987
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$185,187
Expenses
$179,903
Assets
$79,952
Liabilities
$16,303

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

People named in this filing

  • WILLARD COOK (EXECUTIVE DI)
  • GABY CHAIBAN (TREASURER)
  • BRITTNEY INMAN COOKE (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Epiphany publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of both established and emerging writers whose work might not find validation in commercial or academic markets. Epiphany is an independent literary journal that supports and honors the work and determination of creative writers by establishing various publishing outlets for their work including a bi- annual hard bound journal, chapbooks, and various electronic publishing initiatives.

What it reported doing in 2024

Epiphany is committed to publishing literary work in which form is as valued as content. We look for writing, wherever it may fall on the spectrum, from experimental to traditional, that is thoroughly realized not only in its vision but also in its commitment to artistry. The journal had tremendous success with a recent war issue that has been used in three different veterans writing workshops and by a high school in a class on war. We have also increased our audience by doing chapbook contests with best selling writers darin strauss and kimiko hahn.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 75% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.4%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 86.9%; rating input score 87

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.9%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.44; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 36.6%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.4% of revenue deployed · 86.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $156K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.